27/Jan/2022
COVID-19 related acute genital ulcer: a case report
DOI: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2022RC6541
ABSTRACT Acute vulvar ulcer (Lipschütz’s ulcer) is a rare lesion with local hyperimmunoreactivity triggered by infection, which is characterized by acute, painful, and necrotic ulcerations. This condition is usually found in non-sexually active adolescents, and it resolves spontaneously. We report a case of a 35-year-old woman who was diagnosed with COVID-19 who did not have severe symptoms, but had high levels of D-dimer for 9 days. The COVID-19 diagnosis was followed by the appearance of an acute, necrotic, extremely painful […]
Keywords: Coronavirus infections; COVID-19; Lipschütz’s ulcer; Vulvar diseases